Pitner Junction, Texas
Unincorporated community
Pitner Junction is located in Texas
Pitner Junction
Pitner Junction
Pitner Junction is located in the United States
Pitner Junction
Pitner Junction
Coordinates: 32°17′22″N 94°52′7″W / 32.28944°N 94.86861°W / 32.28944; -94.86861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyRusk
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1378874[1]

Pitner Junction is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.

History

Pitner Junction was named for its location and for a local family with that last name. It may have been settled before 1900. County highway maps in the 1930s showed a business and several scattered houses. It also had a general store for some time. Its population was reported as 20 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Pitner Junction is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 259 and Farm to Market Road 918, 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Henderson in northwestern Rusk County.[2]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Kilgore Independent School District.

Notes

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pitner Junction, Texas
  2. ^ a b Jasinski, Laurie E. (November 18, 2004). "Pitner Junction, TX". tshaonline.org.


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